Roger Zelazny
Roger Zelazny | |
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Zelazny in 1988 | |
| Born | Roger Joseph Zelazny May 13, 1937 Euclid, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 1995 (aged 58) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Pen name | Harrison Denmark |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Western Reserve University (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
| Genre | Fantasy, science-fiction |
| Literary movement | New Wave (although he denounced the term himself) |
| Notable works | Lord of Light, The Chronicles of Amber, Isle of the Dead, The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth, and Other Stories, Doorways in the Sand, Eye of Cat, Unicorn Variations, A Night in the Lonesome October |
Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American fantasy and science fiction writer known for his short stories and novels focusing on mythology and various religions, best known for The Chronicles of Amber series. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo Award six times (also out of 14 nominations), including two Hugos for novels: the serialized novel ...And Call Me Conrad (1965), subsequently published under the title This Immortal (1966), and the novel Lord of Light (1967).